diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
index b25c7b5d..0b216fc9 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ function Framer(options) {
   options = options || {};
 
   this.options = options;
+
   this.agent = utils.toArray(options.agent || '/bcoin:' + version + '/');
+  this.agent = this.agent.slice(0, 0xfc);
 }
 module.exports = Framer;